The Italians are on a 38-game unbeaten run.
During this stretch, they had recorded two separate 11-match winning streaks.
The last this team lost a match-up was back in 2018, against Portugal.
The Spaniards had failed to win six of their former nine games.
Still, they had not failed to find the back of the net in their last eight straight fixtures.
The Italians are high on confidence after securing the coveted Euro Cup just three months back. It was definitely a tear-jerking moment for them, as they redeemed themselves after failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
It was unthinkable for a nation with such proud footballing heritage to miss out on the World Championships, and under Roberto Mancini, they are once again looking like world-beaters from the past.
The Azzurri definitely do have the edge this Wednesday, as en route to their title in the Euros, they had booted out this same opponent – Spain, in the semis.
Moreover, Mancini’s men are on a superb and long winning run, while La Roja are on a rather inconsistent streak lately.




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意大利队已经保持了38场不败的记录。
在这段时间里，他们记录了两场独立的11胜连胜。
这支球队上一次输掉比赛是在2018年对阵葡萄牙。
西班牙人在前9场比赛中有6场没有获胜。
尽管如此，他们在最近的八场比赛中并没有丢球。
意大利人在三个月前赢得了令人垂涎的欧洲杯之后信心满满。对他们来说，这绝对是一个催人泪下的时刻，因为他们在未能进入2018年世界杯后挽回了自己。
对于一个拥有如此自豪的足球传统的国家来说，错过世锦赛是不可想象的，在罗伯托·曼奇尼的领导下，他们再次成为了过去的世界霸主。
蓝衣军团在本周三绝对有优势，在通往欧洲杯冠军的路上，他们在半决赛中淘汰了同样的对手——西班牙。
更重要的是，曼奇尼的球队已经取得了一场持久的胜利，而皇马最近的表现却不太稳定。